The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law invites you to a talk with Dr. T.V. Paul, the James McGill Professor of International Relations in the department of Political Science at McGill University.

Called Canada's Rachel Corrie, Eva Bartlett is an activist and journalist living in Gaza since 2008. Her eyewitness accounts from Occupied Palestine have been published in the Electronic Intifada, Inter Press Service, Countercurrents and her own blog http://ingaza.wordpress.com./ As a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement, Eva accompanied Gaza farmers and fishers under threat of harassment and sniper fire from Israeli forces. Eva rode with medics in their ambulances during Cast Lead, Israel's devastating assault on Gaza in 2008-2009 which killed 1500 Palestinians, and she documented the 2012 attacks from a central Gaza Strip hospital.

Radio broadcaster and author David Barsamian, the founder and director of Alternative Radio, will discuss his latest series of interviews with Noam Chomsky in the book Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire.

On September 7, 2013 at the Texas State Capital, this event brought together a culturally and ideologically diverse group of Texans to jointly demand no further U.S military intervention against Syria.

See my recent report on evidence that the USA uses federal state and local police (and operatives) to try to provoke an unacceptable response in their efforts to find a way to silence or kill me; the second part of this report is my message to others who are targeted for torture of death.

This week's show features stories from Spanish National Radio, Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, the Voice of Russia, and NHK World Radio Japan.

From SPAIN- China, the biggest investor in South Sudan's oil, called for an immediate ceasefire in the new country. Iran has ruled out participation in Syrian peace talks while rebel groups there fight each other. British trial lawyers staged a first ever strike in response to a 30% cut in legal aid fees.

From GERMANY- The fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by London police was ruled lawful- the incident in 2011 led to the worst rioting in decades. The Turkish government has fired hundreds of police in a current corruption scandal- the Prime Minister says there is an international conspiracy to overthrow his government. On the eve of John Kerry's departure, the Israeli government approved new settlement building. Protests against the government of Ukraine are continuing. Greece has assumed the EU rotating presidency for 6 months.

From CUBA- The German government has agreed to a public inquiry into NSA spying. Iran has warned that fresh US sanctions will destroy the deal reached at the Geneva nuclear talks. In Afghanistan at least 9 more people were killed by US drone strikes. Noam Chomsky warns that the world is racing toward environmental catastrophe and nuclear war in 2014. While the US saw record cold temperatures, Australia has experienced a record heat wave.

From RUSSIA- While the US has been freezing, extreme rains have flooded much of the UK and Australia experienced record high temperatures- a climatologist discusses global weather extremes and climate change.

From JAPAN- People in the central Philippines are still suffering from the typhoon 2 months ago. India and Japan have agreed to strengthen mutual defenses- Japan is also working on exporting nuclear power technology to India. The Turkish PM is visiting Japan, hoping to firm up Japanese involvement in building a nuclear power plant there. The number of Japanese citizens living on welfare has hit a new record high.

There is an article about the Shortwave Report by Cassandra Roos on line -

All that plus times and frequencies for listening at home. It's free to rebroadcast, please notify me if you're airing it and haven't notified me in the last month, please mention the website if you only air a portion. If you just want to listen and have a slow connection, try the streaming version- lower sound quality but good enough and way easier if you don't have a high-speed internet connection. If streaming is a problem because of your slow connection, download the smaller file- it takes 20 minutes or less, and will play swell in any mp3 player application (RealPlayer, Winamp, Quicktime, iTunes, etc) you have on your computer.

TIME SLOT on KZYX! This program will be aired on Sunday afternoon at 4pm (PST) on KZYX/Z Philo CA, you might be able to stream via < http://www.kzyx.org >

I hope you'll listen and air this if you're connected with a radio station. I am still wondering how to get financially compensated for the 25 hours I put into this program weekly- any ideas are appreciated. Any stations rebroadcasting this (or listeners) are welcome to donate for production costs. You can do so through the website. Many thanks to those that have donated! No Guilt! (maybe a little)

This week's show features stories from NHK World Radio Japan, Radio Havana Cuba, the Voice of Russia, Spanish National Radio, and Radio Deutsche-Welle.

From JAPAN- Egypt's former President Morsi has been formally charged with conspiring with foreign groups to commit terrorist acts. The Japanese government is soliciting help in figuring out how to safely remove nuclear fuel debris from the damaged reactors in Fukushima. Government officials are also trying to find a site for disposal of highly radioactive waste.

From CUBA- Russia maintains that foreign backed mercenaries in Syria were behind the chemical weapon attack in August. The majority of French citizens are now opposed to their country's expanding military interventions on the African continent. Edward Snowden published an open letter offering to help the Brazilian government investigate NSA surveillance. The European Parliament has invited testimony from Edward Snowden about NSA spying but the some US lawmakers are scrambling to prevent this. The parliament of Yemen has called for the banning of US drone strikes just days after the deadliest attack this year on a wedding party killing 17.

From RUSSIA- British PM David Cameron made a surprise visit to troops in Afghanistan and declared "mission accomplished," though not everyone agrees.

From SPAIN- In response to new anti-protesting laws in Spain, a huge riot broke out in Madrid last weekend. The Spanish government remains opposed to an upcoming referendum in Catalonia on independence from the national government. Amazon.com workers in Germany are on strike for higher wages. Russia has made a deal with the Ukrainian President to keep the EU from expanding influence in the region, but many citizens are protesting the move.

From GERMANY- An update on protests in Ukraine, and Russia has approved an amnesty that includes the Greenpeace Arctic 30 and Pussy Riot members. There is concern that Russia has deployed missiles in northeastern Europe. The arrest and strip search of an Indian diplomat in NYC has created a huge furor. A government panel in France has recommended the legalization of voluntary euthanasia.

There is an article about the Shortwave Report by Cassandra Roos on line -

All that plus times and frequencies for listening at home. It's free to rebroadcast, please notify me if you're airing it and haven't notified me in the last month, please mention the website if you only air a portion. If you just want to listen and have a slow connection, try the streaming version- lower sound quality but good enough and way easier if you don't have a high-speed internet connection. If streaming is a problem because of your slow connection, download the smaller file- it takes 20 minutes or less, and will play swell in any mp3 player application (RealPlayer, Winamp, Quicktime, iTunes, etc) you have on your computer.

NEW TIME SLOT on KZYX! This program will be aired on Sunday afternoon at 4pm (PST) on KZYX/Z Philo CA, you might be able to stream via < http://www.kzyx.org >

I hope you'll listen and air this if you're connected with a radio station. I am still wondering how to get financially compensated for the 25 hours I put into this program weekly- any ideas are appreciated. Any stations rebroadcasting this (or listeners) are welcome to donate for production costs. You can do so through the website. Many thanks to those that have donated! No Guilt! (maybe a little)